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hen comedian Phil
Foster appeared at the
Act IV on Grand Blvd.,
he told the story of a
neighbor whose son's head, unfortu-
nately, was twice the size it should be
... Heartless classmates invented so
many offensive nicknames for the boy
that finally he refused to go to school
... His mother sought to reassure him
... "Your head's no bigger than any of
the other kids," she told him. "In fact,
you're the handsomest boy in the
school. Now, you just cheer up and go
round to the grocery for five dozen
bottles of ginger ale." ... "I've got
nothing to carry them in," com-
plained the boy ... "Nonsense," said
the mother sharply, use your cap.
FOLKS HAVE BEEN told of the
Ringside Bar of years ago on State
Street in Detroit ... the place where
boxing greats like Jack Dempsey, Gene
Tunney, Benny Leonard, Lew Tendler
and referee Clarence Rosen, to name a
few, used to congregate and hold court
on past and future bouts ... It was
owned by Sam Rosenthal, fight pro-
moter and probably the No. 1 match-
maker in Michigan ... Sam also man-
aged Benny Goldberg, then the
uncrowned bantamweight champ of the
world ... (A couple of years ago, Benny
was inducted into the Michigan Jewish
Sports Hall of Fame) ... After Sam left
the Ringside Bar, he became bossman
of the Willis Showbar and Grill, fol-
lowed by Gurney's Chop House and
Tadian's on West McNichols, just east
of Pontchartrain Drive.
THE DETROIT LOCALE at one
time could boast both a "New York-
style" Cabaret theater and a legitimate
theatrical performance during which
audiences enjoyed cocktails, plain or
fancy, just before and after each act ...
Jeri's intimate cabaret theater on
Woodward, was able to circumvent
Michigan liquor laws banning the sale
of alcoholic beverages in theaters ... by
maintaining that food (snacks or full
dinners), as well as drinks, was avail-
able to audiences during the show
Over The Counter ... Also Jeri's
claimed it offered not a night club act,
but the type and caliber of comedy
theater that had been made famous at

the Happy Medium in Chicago ...
er at Little Daddy's on Woodward,
and Plaza 9 and Upstairs at the
south of 14 Mile in Royal Oak.
Downstairs Club in New York.
TWO RESTAURANTS named Le
EVENING WAITRESS Baba
Bordeaux have been in the northwest
Giroux, of Welcomer Inn on
Detroit area ... each serving complete-
Rochester Road in Rochester,
ly different types of ethnic
was also a registered nurse ...
food ... The one on
which accounted for her gra-
Livernois near 7 Mile was
cious tableside manner ... and
completely French ... On 6
the bottle of aspirins she kept
Mile and Middlebelt, the
in her pocket for customers ...
emphasis was Italian.
while working there for Marie
THOSE WHO didn't
and Marcel Bertin.
read closely might have
MARTY'S PLACE on
rung the frantic button ...
Orchard Lake Road near 16
The "summons" that guests
Mile ... owned by Marty and
received was actually an
DAN NY
Joyce Herman ... was far ahead
invite by Taco Town on
RAS KIN
of the times with diet pizza
Fenkell.
Local Co lumnist
and chocolate chip cookies
LITTLE HUNGARIA
made by Joyce.
on 12 Mile east of
AT RIALTO CAFE... on
Greenfield, was a very authentic
Woodward in Ferndale, Charlie
Hungarian restaurant owned and oper-
Pappas used to tell folks to try blue
ated by Sonja and Bob Szakal ... But
cheese dressing with his American
its biggest seller was an Austrian dish
fries ... He remembered that cus-
... wiener schnitzel ... or just plain
tomers ordered it with their cottage
breaded veal cutlets.
fries 25 years ago when he was a wait-
PEOPLE WENT through an
er and captain at the Book-Cadillac
opening at Restaurant Duglass on
Hotel's Book-Casino in Detroit ...
Southfield Road into another fine
Today, Charlie is dining room manag-
restaurant next door ... It was very
New York, with only three tables and
some well-placed sofas and a dance
floor ... The name, 41 Park Lane,
came from owner Doug Grech
(Duglass) being born in 1941.
MAXIMILIAN'S on Woodward
off 14 Mile, in Royal Oak, was sup-
posedly a Mexican restaurant ... But it
had one of the best hamburgers
around ... Also filets with Bernaise
sauce and Crab Louie to go with the
chimichangas ... Maximilian's was
owned by Harry Eisenberg, Mark
Papazian and Mike Green.
RUBY D'S on Orchard Lake Road
was a 1950s-style deli ... a cafeteria
during the day with folks taking num-
bers and names being called out when
orders were ready ... and having wait-
person service at night.
SAKSEY'S LOUNGE on
Woodward was completely remodeled
in 1971 by proud owners Sam Gilbert
and Iry Sachs ... But 19 days later,
they had to start all over again ...
Saksey's was razed by fire ... and
forced to close for another six
Retired master chef Milos Cihelka had
months.
stints at the London Chop House and the
IT HAD A Chinese name and
Golden Mushroom, among others.
served eaa
bb rolls with dinner ... but the

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